INTO SAN FRANCISCO

 We spent the night in Santa Rosa, got up early and headed into San Francisco.  Of course, it was foggy on the bay.

We stopped in Golden Gate Park for a walk.  We went straight to Stowe Lake and walked up to the top of the hill on the lake's island.  We've done this almost every time we've visited.

Then we looked on Yelp for a good breakfast place and headed there.  When we got to where it sent us, it wasn't what we were expecting, but down the street a few doors was a very nice little place.  The menu outside looked very promising.  So, we lucked into another great place.  They make their own breads, including English Muffin (my fav).  So, I indulged in one with homemade pear jam along with my yummy scramble.  It is LaLe at 731 Irving Street.  If in town, check it out!

After breakfast, we stopped at Haight & Ashbury.

Next stop was the Palace of Fine Arts. 

Then it was on to another National Park site, Fort Point, which is located under the Golden Gate Bridge.  It's a very interesting place.  There was a Spanish Castillo built on this site in 1794.  Americans took it in 1846 and started building the current structure in 1853.  It housed many cannons to protect the opening of SF Bay.  

Looking out thru a cannon porthole.

We headed out of San Francisco, across the bay to Fremont, where Darrell met up with one of his buddies.  We visited with them for a while, getting a tour of his woodshop and garden.

We spent the night in Newark.